Contents of organic compounds in sediments from DSDP Legs 1 and 4

• Main Authors: Aizenshtat, Z, Baedecker, M J, Kaplan, I R
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 1973
• Subjects: 1-2; 1-3; 1-6; 1-6A; 4-26; 4-27; Deep Sea Drilling Project; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP; Glomar Challenger; Gulf of Mexico/KNOLL; Gulf of Mexico/PLAIN; Leg1; Leg4; North Atlantic/CONT RISE; North Atlantic/RIDGE; North Atlantic/TROUGH; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.706744; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.706744

Fifteen sediment samples were studied from five drill sites recovered by the Glomar Challenger on Legs I and IV in the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic. This study concentrated on compounds derived from biogenic precursors, namely: (1) hydrocarbons, (2) fatty acids, (3) pigments and (4) amino aci...